Sellinger Surname
Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname
Sellinger Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of St. Leger,' a chapelry in Normandy.
Geoffrey de St. Leodegare, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1386. Isabel de St. Legar: History of Norfolk.
Thomas sontlegar, Norwich, temp.
Read More About This SurnameSellinger Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 864 | 1:419,513 | 36,379 |
| Germany | 118 | 1:682,250 | 52,603 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 154 | 1:326,095 | 25,375 |
The alternate forms: Šellinger (2) are calculated separately.
Sellinger Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of St. Leger,' a chapelry in Normandy.
Geoffrey de St. Leodegare, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1386. Isabel de St. Legar: History of Norfolk.
Thomas sontlegar, Norwich, temp. Richard III: ibid.
1630. Buried — The lady Thornix, wife of Mr. Anthony Sellinger: Canterbury Cath.
(A. - French - Teutonic) belonging to St. Léger (a common French eccles. place-name: several in Normandy) for St. Leutgér, Liutgér, Liudgér, Léod(e)gár,i.e. National Spear [O.H. Ger. liut- (Ger. leute, people) = Old Saxon liud- = Old English léod, nation + O.H.Ger. Old Saxon gér = Old English gár, a spear] “Sellenger’s-round: St. Leger’s round, a favourite old dance.”—T. Wright, Prov. Dict., p. 837.
(English, German) One who came from St. Leger, in France; one who came from Soellingen, in Germany.
SELLENGER: A corruption of St. Leger, and that from St. Leodeger.
Sellinger Demographics
Average Male Sellinger Height
177.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Sellinger Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sellinger Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sellinger occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Šellinger. For other potential spellings of Sellinger click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sellinger? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 329,892nd most widespread surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,489,355 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sellinger live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The surname Sellinger is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 864 people, or 1 in 419,513. In The United States Sellinger is most numerous in: New York, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Austria, where 7 percent reside.
Sellinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sellinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sellinger last name increased 561 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Sellinger Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sellinger surname are 21.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Sellinger earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $53,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,865 CAD per year.
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